Lead Telecom Design Engineer

The Telecom Lead Engineer is responsible for the design, engineering, and integration of telecommunications systems in Oil & Gas projects, ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and cybersecurity requirements. The role requires strong knowledge of telecom systems, physical design, and relevant international, national, and local standards. It covers all project phases, including FEED, detailed design, and EPC, while providing technical guidance to the discipline team and collaborating with multidisciplinary groups to achieve efficient and cost-effective project execution. He should able to provide technical guidance to discipline team and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure efficient and cost-effective project execution.

Requirements

 Develop project scope of work, master document register, man-hour estimates, staffing plans, forecasts, schedules, and progress reports.

 Incorporate health, safety, environmental, and cybersecurity requirements into all designs while ensuring network architecture integrity.

 Prepare and review engineering deliverables: design basis, specifications, network architecture, datasheets, layouts, block diagrams, cable schedules, and BOMs.

 Lead design and integration of telecom systems including LAN/WAN, VoIP, CCTV, PAGA, Electronic Personnel On Board and access control, Perimeter Intrusion detection, WIFI, UHF/VHF radio, TETRA, microwave, VSAT, Satellite links, fiber optics and structured cabling.

 Perform telecom field design activities: Power consumption, fiber optic block diagram, IP address plan for telecom systems and data/voice network,cable routing, layouts, bulk MTO, and 3D model reviews.

 Review/prepare telecom datasheets, material requisitions, technical bid evaluations, and vendor documents.

 Ensure designs comply with international standards (IEC, ITU, NEC, NFPA, 3GPP, ICAO) and client specific requirements.

 Collaborate with clients, vendors, subcontractors, and procurement teams for technical discussions, material purchasing, and vendor qualification.

 Participate in design reviews, audits, site surveys, FATs (Factory Acceptance Tests) andSAT(Site Acceptance Tests).

 Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless telecom integration with other systems.

 Provide input to other discipline packages, bid documents, and construction tenders.

 Support construction teams with engineering guidance and provide training to junior engineers.

 Contribute to the development of departmental standards, procedures, and best practices.

Benefits

 12 to 20 years of experience in Telecom Engineering within Oil & Gas projects

 Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications, Electronics, or Electrical Engineering

 Proven leadership to foster collaboration, accountability, and ownership

 Strong communication skills, solution-oriented mindset, and fluency in English

 Proficient in MS Office applications